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Mr Travers has previously caused controversy over inflammatory comments made on gender issues.

The 21-year-old law student is under investigation by Edinburgh University

Mr Travers wrote on Facebook last night: 'Afraid I've been a little more quiet as I have been accused of Islamophobia because I mocked ISIS, and I'm being investigated on such a ground by my University'

Mr Travers wrote on Facebook last night: 'Afraid I've been a little more quiet as I have been accused of Islamophobia because I mocked ISIS, and I'm being investigated on such a ground by my University.

'Mocking ISIS allegedly made Islamic and minority students feel 'threatened' and 'unsafe,' so goes the complainant's ramblings.

'Have engaged legal advice to dismiss this nonsense. Wish me luck.'

Mr Travers has previously caused controversy over inflammatory comments made on gender issues

A University spokesperson said: 'We are committed to providing an environment in which all members of the University community treat each other with dignity and respect and our Code of Student Conduct sets out clear expectations of behaviour.

'We can confirm that complaints alleging misconduct have been received against Mr Travers and these are being investigated. It is, however, untrue to suggest that Mr Travers is 'under investigation' for 'mocking ISIS'.'

A previous version of this article stated that Esme Allman, a student at Edinburgh university, had accused Robbie Travers of mocking Isis and being Islamophobic in a complaint to the university. We have since been made aware that although she did complain about Mr Travers, the wording of her particular complaint did not contain these phrases attributed to her. We are happy to set the record straight and apologise for the distress and embarrassment caused to Ms Allman.